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What's on at the Libraries?

Every TuesdayStorytime at Procter Library


Storytime @ Procter Library

Stories, Songs, Nursery Rhymes
for Pre-school children

At
Procter Library
Every Tuesday
9.30am—10.00am

Children come and bring a lap to sit on



The following information explains the Council's library services and what is available:

Becoming a member
Library charges
Length of loan
How many books may be borrowed
Returning books
Requesting items
Resources in libraries
Lost or damaged books
Library opening hours
Get E-Mail Notices from your Local Library
Pedometers for issue

Becoming a member

Patrons can enroll by filling out a Library membership form.  Each branch processes its own forms. 
For Under 18 there is no charge, however the form must be signed by a parent or guardian. 
For 18 years plus:

Two forms of ID are required to confirm:
  1. Signature
  2. Postal address

Library charges

Borrowing fees are as follows:

Adult resident

$15

Adult non resident

$40

Temporary membership

$50 for 6 months, $20 refundable

Institution fee

$30

Replacement membership card

$1.50

Overdues - adult membership

20c per day per item

Overdues - child/young adult

10c per day per item

Overdues - Music CD’s

- Best seller

- E-Games

30c per day per item

40c per day per item

50c per day per item

Interloans

Fees may vary but $6 standard (including $3 non-refundable search fee)

Music CDs

$2 for two week loan period

Best seller collection

E-Games

$4 for seven day loan

$5 for seven day loan

Photocopying

A4: 20c per sheet single sided
A4: 40c per sheet double sided
A3: 40c per sheet single sided

A3: 80c per sheet double sided

Repairing of books for public

$5 plus cost of material - can vary

Faxing - Local

$2.50 transaction fee

$1.00 per page thereafter

Faxing - National

$2.50 transaction fee

$1.50 per page thereafter

Faxing - International

$2.50 transaction fee

$3.00 per page thereafter

Faxing - Incoming

$1.50 per page (1-4 pages)

$1.00 per page thereafter (5th page

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Length of loan

Books will only be issued to individuals holding a valid library membership card.
Standard issue is for 28 days.
Renewals can be made on most items, either by phoning or by visiting any branch in person.
Music CDs, Bestsellers and Children’s DVDs are issued for 14 days.
Bestseller CDs and E-Games are issued for 7 days.

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How many books may be borrowed

There is a limit of 50 items on any one card
There is a limit of 2 books per subject for school projects

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Returning books

Books may be returned to any branch, regardless of the issuing branch.

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Requesting items

If a book is not available in your local branch, but is held at one of our FNDC branches; you can place a reserve on it free of charge and arrange for it to be delivered to the branch of your choice for collection. A notice will be sent to either your postal or E-mail address.

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Library resources

There are a number of collections which make up the library system.  These are:

  • Adult fiction
  • Adult non fiction
  • Large print
  • Talking books for vision impaired patrons
  • Young adult (13 to 18 years) fiction and non fiction
  • Children's fiction and non fiction
  • General reference collections including Encyclopedias, statistics, local history and other resources
  • Special Mãori collections held in all branches
  • Concorde Aviation collection held at Procter Libary in Kerikeri
  • Fen Barrett collection held in Kaikohe
  • Magazines
  • Graphic Novels
  • Newspapers (NZ Herald, Northern Advocate, plus local weekly papers)
  • Puzzles
  • DVDs
  • E-Games
  • Music CDs
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Lost or damaged items

If books or non book items are lost or damaged, the patron will be charged the replacement cost of the item.

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Get E-Mail Notices from your Local Library!

Would you like a quick, easy way to find out when your holds are ready for pick up? How about a faster way to find out that your items are overdue?

You can get all that through Email Library Notices.

What are Email Library Notices?
Email Library Notices are an optional way for you to be notified that items you have requested to be held for you have arrived at the chosen pickup location. We also use emails to send overdue and billing notices.

Please email us your email address to Horizon@fndc.govt.nz including your full name and borrower barcode number to begin receiving e-mail notices from your local library about items requested or overdue. If you have children with their own library cards and would like them to receive emails as well, please also include their details.

We won't share your email address with anyone else.

Pedometers for issue

Far North District Libraries stock pedometers for issue from each branch.

A pedometer is a small portable electronic device which counts each step a person makes. Used originally by sports and physical fitness people, pedometers are now becoming popular as an exercise measurer and motivator. Often worn on the belt and kept on all day, you can read off it how many steps you have walked that day.

Pedometers are issued for 14 days.

Please ask at the issues desk for one, as they are kept there.

If they are all on loan you can put a request on one, just like you can for books etc. If they are lost or damaged the replacement cost is $40.

Please ask for a short questionnaire for Sport Northland before you take a pedometer. They need this to report the success of the pedometer supply program which Northland is the first to provide on this scale.

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NZ Public Libraries Portal

www.nzlibraries.com   http://www.nzlibraries.com

Nearly 60 public libraries with over 180 branches, from Invercargill to the Far North, can be accessed via this new portal.

You can now have easy access to a vast array of resources available through public library catalogues and on line databases. Links to other related sites are also available.

Also visit the LIANZA website for general libraries information - http://www.lianza.org.nz

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Procter Library, Kerikeri

Williams House, Paihia

 

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